A graphic presented to the Waco City Council in 2020 shows the 1.2-mile trail, in yellow, that is almost complete from Sherman Street on the west side of Waco Drive to Brown’s Lake on Gholson Road.

Did you know that every one of Central Park’s walking paths are also available on street view? This initiative was launched at the same time street view was available for the 9/11 Memorial.

For Santa Cruz was actually created for walking, even back to its beginnings. Before there was a town, trails became beaten paths, sometimes established by migrating deer or Indigenous residents.

“I told her one day, I said, we’re going to have a walking trail all the way around this building so that you can walk safe.” Howard, the pastor of Hovey Street Church of Christ, did just that.

While heading out on an afternoon walk with her dog Wednesday, Ward said people often “fly” down the street, which is full in the summertime with walkers, runners, tubers and bikers.